The science is very clear. A whole-foods, plant-based diet is the healthiest possible way to eatbut veganism itself doesn’t mean health, as Chef Del Sroufe, author of the New York Times bestseller Forks Over KnivesThe Cookbook, knows better than anyone. Sroufe managed to reach 475 pounds/i>/i>

Overview

Eating healthy just got a whole lot easier.

The science is very clear. A whole-foods, plant-based diet is the healthiest possible way to eatbut veganism itself doesn’t mean health, as Chef Del Sroufe, author of the New York Times bestseller Forks Over KnivesThe Cookbook, knows better than anyone. Sroufe managed to reach 475 pounds while eating a vegan diet rich in pastries, peanut butter, and potato chips. After converting to a vegan diet with minimal processed foods, sugars and added oils, he lost more than 240 pounds without giving up great food.

In Better than Vegan, Sroufe provides more than a hundred recipes that prove that the healthiest diet can also be the most delicious. Included in Better than Vegan are dishes such as:

In Better Than Vegan, Sroufe tells his remarkable personal journey of how he went on to lose hundreds of pounds on a healthy vegan diet and then shares the kinds meals (with no oil and low in fat and sugar) that restored him to health.

With photographs by Robert Metzger and coauthored by Mad Cowboy coauthor Glen Merzer, Better Than Vegan offers healthy and professional cooking tips with nutritional advice to help you achieve the optimal vegan diet.

Editorial Reviews

"Better Than Vegan is the Holy Grail of human diets. Read, learn, and thrive."Howard Lyman, author, Mad Cowboy and No More Bull!

"Chef Del has battled his own dietary demons and emerged triumphant. His deliciously healthy recipes are victories for all of us who care about eating well."Rory Freedman, co-author, Skinny Bitch

"Chef Del has just expanded your repertoire of healthy, hearty, delicious dishes. His creative instructions on cooking without animals or oils will move you quickly along to a better life."Dr. John McDougall, MD, and Mary McDougall, creators of the McDougall Program, and bestselling authors of The Starch Solution

"The key to achieving optimum health is getting the right food onto your plate. Better Than Vegan could help you do that!"Alona Pulde, MD and Matthew Lederman, MD, co-founders of Transition To Health: Medical, Nutrition, and Wellness Center

"After Chef Del offers his very relatable, fascinating story of struggle with his weight, he valiantly swoops in with the ultimate solution -- a low fat, whole food, plant-based diet. I highly recommend this book as you will fall in love both with the magnificent and healthy recipes as well as their charming creator."Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition and host of What Would Julieanna Do?

“As Chef Del Sroufe points out, health doesn't come from a ‘vegan’ diet, it comes from a ‘whole-food, plant-based’ diet. This is a vegan cookbook that I can wholeheartedly endorse for my patients.”Dr. Heather Shenkman, MD FACC, interventional cardiologist